peritomy
/pɪˈrɪtəmi/Surgery
noun
1Circumcision. rare.
2 Ophthalmology. Excision of a strip of conjunctiva around the cornea; an instance of this.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in George Campbell (1719–1796), Church of Scotland minister and college head. From Hellenistic Greek περιτομή circumcision from ancient Greek περι- + τομή. With sense 1 compare post-classical Latin peritome and French péritomie.
- the bottom falls (or drops) out
- the Bourse
- the boy (or girl) next door
- the brass ring
- the bread of life
- the breath of life
- the buck stops here (or with someone)
- the Burse
- theca
- theca folliculi
- the Cairngorms
- the call of nature
- the calm before the storm
- the Canaries
- the cane
- the Cape
- the Capitol
- the Carolines
- the Carpathians
- thecate
- the Catskills
- the cat's whiskers (or meow or pyjamas)
- the Caymans
- the Championship
- the change